Ziel des Projektes ist es, die Zusammenarbeit von Wissenschaft und Politik innerhalb der Enquete-Kommission 'Zukünftige Kernenergie-Politik' zu untersuchen, die ihren ersten Bericht 1980 vorlegte. In diesen wissenschaftlichen Beratungsprozess waren neben industrienahen Wissenschaftlern auch Alternative integriert - wie beispielsweise ein Sachverständiger des Öko-Instituts, das von Mitgliedern der Umweltbewegung gegründet wurde. Damit gewannen alternative Wissenschaftler zunehmend Gewicht in der Diskussion um zukunftsfähige Energiepolitik, die bis dahin vor allem von den - der Industrie nahe stehenden - Forschungseinrichtungen wie Jülich und Karlsruhe bestimmt wurde. Vor dem Hintergrund der innenpolitisch prägenden Konfliktphase um die Atomenergie soll die Funktionsfähigkeit der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung untersucht werden. Dies beinhaltet neben der Untersuchung von Kommunikationsprozessen auch die Frage nach den Argumentationsstrategien.
To improve the noise situation in Europe, the EU issued the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) in 2002. It was transposed into German law in 2005. The aim is to reduce environmental noise and prevent an increase in noise in previously quiet areas. To this end, noise pollution is to be recorded in noise maps by means of uniform assessment methods for noise indices in Europe and then reduced by means of concrete measures. In recent years, the EU has developed these methods under the acronym CNOSSOS-EU (Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe) with the participation of the Member States. These calculation methods were introduced by an amendment to Annex II of the EU Environmental Noise Directive 2015 as Directive (EU) 2015/996 (1) for subsequent national implementation ((2) to (6)) and are to be applied by all Member States as of 1 January 2019. In this documentation, the methods for the determination of sound emissions, the calculation of sound propagation and the assessment of noise exposure are applied to exemplary scenarios. A distinction is made between noise from sources close to the ground (road, rail, industry) and sources from air traffic (aircraft noise). In accordance with the calculation regulations (2) to (6), model calculations (creating scenarios and test cases) are documented in detail. This way, a quality assurance of noise calculations in accordance with DIN 45687 (11) is made possible and a uniform and comprehensible application of the methods is ensured throughout Germany.
Zur Verbesserung der Lärmsituation in Europa hat die EU im Jahr 2002 die Umgebungslärmrichtlinie (2002/49/EG) erlassen, wobei die Belastung durch einheitliche Bewertungsmethoden erfasst werden soll. Diese unter dem Akronym CNOSSOS-EU (Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe) entwickelten Berechnungsmethoden (Richtlinie (EU) 2015/996) sind der Qualitätssicherung von Lärmberechnungen (DIN 45687) zu unterziehen. In dieser Dokumentation werden die Methoden zur Ermittlung der Schall-Emissionen, der Berechnung der Schall-Ausbreitung sowie der Belastetenermittlung auf beispielhafte Aufgabenstellungen angewendet, so dass eine einheitliche Anwendung der Methoden deutschlandweit gewährleistet ist.
Objective: HyLights is a CA facilitating the planning of HyCOM. Focus is an assessment of concluded/ongoing H2/FC demonstration projects and recommendations for the preparation of HyCOM/Lighthouse Projects LP. Although HyLights's assessment focuses on transport stationary and portable H2 applications will be considered if synergies become apparent. HyLights will comprise 3 phases of 12 months each. Phase I includes a methodology definition and assessment, Phase II gaps analysis and development of recommendations and Phase III continuous monitoring. HyLights will need to draw from a network of relevant experts. For this purpose a European Partnership for Hydrogen in Transport EPHT will be established to extend the reach of the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Platform HFP. An asset of EPHT will be to include the member states/regions view through a moderation process. Dissemination of the project results will supplement the activity, coherently presenting the European demonstration projects.
Objective: Within the AQUAREHAB project, different innovative rehabilitation technologies for soil, groundwater and surface water will be developed to cope with a number of hazardous (nitrates, pesticides, chlorinated and aromatic compounds, mixed pollutions, ) within heavily degraded water systems. The technologies are activated riparian zones/wetlands; smart biomass containing carriers for treatment of water in open trenches; in-situ technologies to restore degraded surface water by inhibiting influx of pollutants from groundwater to surface water; multifunctional permeable barriers and injectable Fe-based particles for rehabilitation of groundwater. Methods will be developed to determine the (long-term) impact of the innovative rehabilitation technologies on the reduction of the influx of these priority pollutants towards the receptor. A connection between the innovative technologies and river basin management will be worked out. In a first stage of the project, the technologies and integration of their impact in river basin management will be developed in three different river basins (Denmark, Israel, Belgium). In a second stage, the generic approaches will be extrapolated to one or two more river basins. One of the major outcomes of the project will be a generic river basin management tool that integrates multiple measures with ecological and economic impact assessments of the whole water system. The research in the project is focused on innovative rehabilitation strategies to reduce priority pollutants in the water system whereas the generic management tool will include other measures related to flood protection, water scarcity and ecosystem health. The project will aid in underpinning river basin management plans being developed in EU Member States, and will demonstrate cost effective technologies that can provide technical options for national and local water managers, planners and other stakeholders (drinking water companies, industry, agriculture.
Objective: The integration of DER in the European electricity networks has attracted attention of energy producers, network operators, policy makers and R&D community. In some countries it created a number of challenges for the electricity supply system creating barriers for further expansion of DER. Furthermore, there exists a lack of awareness and understanding of the possible benefits and scope of DER in the electricity system, while environmental goals and security of supply issues ask for solutions that DER could give in the future. The SOLID-DER Coordination Action will tackle the barriers for further integration of DER, overcoming the lack of awareness and fragmentation in EU R&D results by consolidating all European DER research activities. In particular awareness of DER solutions and benefits will be raised in the new Member States, thereby addressing the specific issues and barriers faced here. Consequently the key objectives of the project are: Identify and assess the critical developments, innovations and findings in meeting the R&D needs for large-scale integration of DER. It concerns developments in the field of legislation, regulation, DER support policies, market access, technical breakthroughs in DER supply and enabling technologies. To provide an assessment of costs/benefits and concepts of business models for DER and pro-active networks. Raising awareness of benefits of DER and organising dissemination of knowledge and capacity building in the new MS. The assessment and recommendations of RTD activities and its progress on national, regional, and EU levels will be reviewed and commented by the representatives of the electricity business community. This intensive dialogue will lead to an effective achievement of the overall EU energy policy goals and optimising the penetration of DER. At the same time, it will ensure that electricity networks can guarantee sufficient level of reliability of operation...
Objective: The European commission has recently published the Draft Directive on the Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. The commission announces, e.g. in article 1 that intelligent, common, harmonised computation methods with ensured accuracy need to be developed. None of the many existing methods in the Member States satisfies these requirements. The HARMONOISE project intends to develop and validate such methods for the Assessment and Management of Noise from Road and Rail Traffic. The project will build on the most recent scientific achievements in all Member States and will also provide consensus amongst future users throughout the EC. For this purpose the Consortium has a wide international and scientific background. The methods to be provided will be implemented as obligatory under the Directive and will thus find a wide use for purposes of noise planning, mapping, zoning, noise abatement measures and strategies and for compliance checks. Objectives: 1. To develop methods by which the sound power output and the directivity of sources of road and rail traffic can be described and assessed as an accurate physical quantity which is independent of short distance sound propagation; 2. To establish a better correlation with future legislation on limiting the noise generation; 3. To define the format of databases by which source dependent data and location dependent data can be collected and stored; 4. To define the minimum set of meteorological conditions which are to be distinguished in order to derive the long term average noise indicator Lden for 3 different periods of the day (day, evening, night) with sufficient accuracy; 5. To apply advanced scientific tools to model and describe the sound propagation under these conditions;6. To validate the models against empirical data of the highest level of definition; 7. To integrate the above steps into one system of methods to be applied by users anywhere in the EC. Work description: Prediction methods for environmental noise from road and rail traffic and from industrial sources are available in various EU member states. These methods show many lacunae: some of them cannot produce the harmonised noise indicator Lden; others show insufficiencies in e.g. the separation of source power output and propagation (usually leading to different propagation models for different sources, which can not be justified from a scientific point of view). Complicated propagation conditions (e.g. multiple reflections in built up areas) show low accuracy. The Harmonoise project will collect the empirical data on which the existing methods were based as well as the models themselves and use these as a starting point for improvement and harmonisation. The source description will be based on true physical quantities (sound power level, directivity), independent of the propagation conditions. Prime Contractor: AEA Technology Rail BV; Utrecht; Nederland.
Objective: The proposed project is designed to address the problem of pollution of the environment by road vehicles as denned under the Thematic Priority 1.6.2, Sustainable Surface Transport relating to the Work Programme 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area'. The research activities of the consortium will be based around state of the art developments in the area of optical fibre sensor and intelligent instrumentation technology to formulate a system for on line monitoring of exhaust emissions from road vehicles. The application of this technology to resolving the problems of atmospheric pollutants and their regional impacts is therefore highly appropriate to the issue identified in the thematic roadmap i.e. 'New technologies and concepts for all surface transport modes'. The consortium which will execute the research programme comprises six members from four EC member states. They include four academic institutions, an SME and an end user (a major European car manufacturer). Their combined expertise and knowledge of the technological and business issues will facilitate the rapid development of the technology into a demonstratable prototype within the three year lifetime of the project. The project's technical objectives are summarised as follows: -. To set up laboratory based test facilities such that the sensor systems may be characterised in a precisely controlled and reproducible manner. Therefore, individual parameters such as optical absorption and scattering may be studied in isolation as well as collectively.. To isolate and identify the optical signals arising from contaminants present in the complex mixtures of exhaust systems of a wide range of vehicles using advanced and novel optical fibre based spectroscopie interrogation techniques. To develop novel optical fibre sensors which are miniature and robust in their construction and may be fitted...
On behalf of the European Commission DG Environment Ökopol is performing a study to develop a basis for a decision about detailed rules on compliance with the targets of Article 7 of End of Life Vehicle Directive (2000/53/EC). Background and Objectives of the study Article 7 (2) of Directive 2000/53 on end-of-life vehicles (ELV) establishes that, no later than 1 January 2006, for all end-of-life vehicles, the re-use and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 85 percent by an average weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limit the re-use and recycling shall be increased to a minimum of 80 percent by an average weight per vehicle and year. For all end-of-life vehicles no later than 1 January 2015 the re-use and recovery shall be increased to a minimum of 95 percent by an average weight per vehicle and year. Within the same time limit, the re-use and recycling shall be increased to a minimum of 85 percent by an average weight per vehicle and year (Art. 7 (2) b)). Article 7.2 of Directive 2000/53/EC requests the Commission to establish the detailed rules necessary to control compliance of Member States with the mentioned targets, taking into account all relevant factors, including the availability of data and the issue of exports and imports of end-of-life vehicles. It is the objective of this study to elaborate a basis for a decision on how recovery rates according to Article 7 of the end of live vehicle directive shall be calculated. Central tasks are: Detailed explanation of how the re-use, recycling and recovery rates are calculated at present in the existing schemes at national level. Presentation and explanation of elements which distinguish different calculation methods, including an assessment of their advantages and disadvantages. Assessment of the comparability of the methods of calculation of re-use, recycling and recovery targets at national level. Collection of data on the number of vehicles that are deregistered in Member States but exported to third countries before treatment. Collection of data on cross-border shipments of end-of-life vehicles between the European Union and third countries.
The main objective of the project is to contribute to a transition towards a green economy in Europe through organization of the international conference 'Transition to a green economy' (T2gE). This international conference will be an event of major strategic nature during the Slovak Presidency of the European Council. Conference will bring together a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Its ambition is to improve understanding of the green economy concept, identify conclusions and pathways for transition as well as to involve and mobilise various actors and stakeholders in the discussions of possible future actions. The conference also aims to strengthen synergy among various recent initiatives and programmes launched by the European Commission (i.e 7EAP, Circular economy package, Energy Union, Juncker Commission's priorities etc) and by the Member States, to the benefit of the overall coherence. The conference will aim to bring together policymakers from various EU countries, as well as a range of stakeholders from international organizations, academia, business, and civil society and encourage an open debate around key green economy issues. At the end of the conference, draft conclusions, for both the national and the European level, will be approved which will be useful tool for implementation of policy in the field of green economy. Parallel breakout sessions will be devoted to various relevant subjects with the involvement of representatives from civil society, policymakers, business, science and innovations, and regional and local authorities. The participants will present examples of the green economy approaches from successful countries, which will be discussed and reflected in the conclusions to ensure that green economy policy conclusions are relevant to countries' needs. Part of the conference will be oriented on practical demonstration of Slovak examples of green/circular economy - field trip.
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